An Italian gilt and painted stucco relief of the Madonna and Child, after Donatello (circa 1386-1466)

in later frame.

Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence
Catalina von Pannwitz, Berlin and Amsterdam, acquired from the above in 1913

Chipping and surface abrasions throughout. Flaking and losses to paint. Some paint refreshed. Repaired diagonal crack through relief at the level of the necks of the Madonna and Child. Another repaired crack at top right corner. Chipping, worming, losses, and abrasions to frame, which is composed of some early elements.
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The present relief is after Donatello's marble 'Pazzi Madonna', now in the Bode Museum in Berlin.